Kaga Hyakumangoku (one-million-koku domain)

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Kaga Hyakumangoku (one-million-koku domain) was the exceptionally wealthy and powerful feudal domain centered in Kaga Province during Japan’s Edo period, famed for its vast rice production and economic strength.

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instanceOf feudal domain
han domain
administrativeCenter Kanazawa Castle NERFINISHED
approximateKokudaka 1,000,000 koku
associatedWith Maeda Toshiie NERFINISHED
Maeda Toshinaga NERFINISHED
capital Kanazawa NERFINISHED
centeredIn Kaga Province NERFINISHED
country Japan
culturalRole center of regional culture in Hokuriku
daimyoClan Maeda clan NERFINISHED
economicBase agriculture
rice production
economicRankInJapan one of the wealthiest domains
era Edo period NERFINISHED
feudalSystem bakuhan system NERFINISHED
governanceForm hereditary rule by daimyo
governingClan Maeda clan NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early modern Japan NERFINISHED
historicalReputation symbol of great domainal wealth
knownAs Kaga Domain NERFINISHED
knownFor patronage of arts and culture
supporting a large samurai population
kokudakaType rice-based assessment
landAssessmentSystem kokudaka system
legacy proverbial expression for great wealth in Japan
locatedIn Edo period Japan
Kaga Province NERFINISHED
measurementUnitOfWealth koku
militaryRole major military power among domains
nickname Kaga Domain NERFINISHED
notableFor economic strength
great wealth
vast rice production
partOf Hokuriku region NERFINISHED
politicalPower one of the most powerful tozama domains
politicalStatus tozama domain
region Hokuriku region NERFINISHED
socialStructure large samurai class
sovereign Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
symbolizedBy image of one million koku of rice
tributaryRelation owed loyalty to the shogun
typeOfWealth agrarian surplus
vassalTo Tokugawa shogunate NERFINISHED
wealthComparison rivaled some smaller European states in revenue
wealthSource land tax in rice

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Kaga no Kuni knownFor Kaga Hyakumangoku (one-million-koku domain)